Lando Norris warns Hamilton of Verstappen breaking his records: 'He looks unstoppable'

Lando Norris has warned Lewis Hamilton that an "unstoppable" Max Verstappen is coming for the British driver's records.

Verstappen left his home race at Sunday's Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort with a commanding 109-point title lead as he closes in on his second championship triumph in as many years.

The Dutch driver's victory last time out in the Netherlands took him to 30 career victories, just two short of Fernando Alonso, placing him eighth on the all-time list.

Hamilton holds the record for most wins (103) and, alongside Michael Schumacher, has been crowned champion of the world on seven occasions.

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Wanting to be the best

But Norris believes Verstappen, in his dominant Red Bull machine, could reach 70 wins within two seasons, leaving just Hamilton and Schumacher (91) ahead of a driver who has not yet celebrated his 25th birthday.

"If Max has two seasons like this, he can get another 30 to 40 wins in the next year-and-a-half to two years, and then he is up to 70 already, so he could quite possibly (beat Hamilton's records)," said Norris.

"I don't think he cares too much about numbers or what you see on paper. He just wants to be known as the best driver. But if it gets to a point where it is close, he will absolutely stay in F1 as long as he needs to get to that point."

Verstappen drove from 14th to first at the recent Belgian Grand Prix, with Red Bull team principal Christian Horner describing his star driver as being in a league of his own.

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